Pies 'getting sick' of Swan: Roos

Collingwood's Dane Swan and Dale Thomas. Are their antics hurting Collingwood? Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun

SYDNEY premiership coach Paul Roos believes the antics of Dane Swan and Dale Thomas threaten to derail Collingwood's premiership campaign, declaring teammates would be "getting sick" of the Brownlow medallist.

Swan's rocky relationship with Collingwood was strained further recently when he gave a paid television interview without the club's permission.

While Thomas, who is known to be Swan's closest friend at the Magpies, then came out yesterday to declare he'll "never say never" about signing at another club, adding he has got to get "money in the pocket."

Roos said it was a growing issue for Collingwood and could hurt them in the way the Travis Cloke contract issue disrupted the club last year.

"I think Collingwood are extremely well placed to win a premiership this year," Roos said on Fox Footy's On the Couch last night.

"But if you have players that don't want to conform to your team ethos...I would suggest there would be some players at the Collingwood Football Club that would be getting sick of Dane Swan."

Roos, who was pivotal in establishing in Sydney's famous culture, said Swan was the main aggravator at Collingwood.

But he also targeted Thomas, who he said should know better.

"They know they are playing for a big football club- everything they do and say is going to be analysed," Roos said.

"We saw it last year with Cloke.

"I was concerned with Thomas the comments he made."

It is no secret Thomas is very close to Carlton coach Mick Malthouse.

He has also has strong ties to Carlton chief executive and former Magpie Greg Swann, whose family he lived with a short time in his early days with the club.

Roos said all these comments added up when trying to win a premiership.

"You have to understand what you're saying - you're playing for the biggest football team in Australia," he said.

"You know, even if they're tongue and cheek, someone is going to take them and put them in some sort of context.

"You have to be careful," he said.

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